HELicobacter Pylori Screening to Prevent Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20,000

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 17, 2021

Primary Completion Date

January 17, 2025

Study Completion Date

January 17, 2030

Conditions
Myocardial InfarctionHelicobacter Pylori InfectionGastroIntestinal BleedingCardiovascular Diseases
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Urea breath test (UBT)

"After fasting for six hours prior to testing, the patient swallows a C13 Urea tablet or solution and waits. After 10 minutes, the patient exhales and breath is collected (breath bag). The production of 13CO2 is measured by a desktop analyzer (infrared mass spectrometry) and active H. pylori infection diagnosis is made based on previously established cut-off levels for H. pylori infection.~In patients tested positive, eradication therapy according to the national society of gastroenterology guidelines will be prescribed at the caring physician's discretion.~Control of successful H. pylori eradication 6 weeks after completed eradication therapy is recommended to the treating physician.~During the period without H. pylori screening, the study´s UBT equipment will not be available."

Trial Locations (35)

Unknown

Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Borås

Eskilstuna Hospital, Eskilstuna

Falun Hospital, Falun

Gävle Hospital, Gävle

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg

Östra Hospital, Gothenburg

Halmstad Hospital, Halmstad

Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg

Ryhov Hospital, Jönköping

Karlskrona Hospital, Karlskrona

Köping Hospital, Köping

Kristianstad Hospital, Kristianstad

Kungälv Hospital, Kungälv

Lidköping Hospital, Lidköping

Linköping University Hospital, Linköping

Skåne University Hospital Lund, Lund

Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Malmo

Mora Hospital, Mora

Motala Hospital, Motala

Mölndal Hospital, Mölndal

Vrinnevisjukhuset, Norrköping

Norrtälje Hospital, Norrtälje

Nyköping Hospital, Nyköping

Örebro University Hospital, Örebro

Sunderby Hospital, Södra Sunderbyn

Danderyds University Hospital, Stockholm

Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm

Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm

Sankt Görans Hospital, Stockholm

Södersjukhuset, Stockholm

Norra Älvsborgs Länssjukhus, Trollhättan

Norrland University Hospital, Umeå

Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala

Varberg Hospital, Varberg

Västerås Hospital, Västerås

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Region Stockholm

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

The Swedish Research Council

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Hjärt-Lungfonden, Sweden

UNKNOWN

lead

Karolinska Institutet

OTHER